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  pihb

 

Thailand

Pihb is the Thai name for a somewhat large tin or aluminum canister or container that takes the form of a squarish upright elongated rectangular box, topped with a round lid. Though somewhat archaic, it is still commonly used throughout Thailand to store food in bulk, often cookies or candy, such as khanom kha kai (fig.), for example. Such candy or cookies stored inside are typically classified as khanom pihb.

 

It may, like these ones, have a plastic window on one side in order to see the content inside, or alternatively may have an embossed or printed name, logo or label displaying the content it holds.

 

  pihb